Pub. Date : 2017 Oct
PMID : 28668616
3 Functional Relationships(s)Download |
Sentence | Compound Name | Protein Name | Organism |
| 1 | The rate-limiting step in testosterone biosynthesis involves the import of cholesterol inside mitochondria by the steroidogenic acute regulatory (Star) protein. | Testosterone | steroidogenic acute regulatory protein | Mus musculus |
| 2 | The rate-limiting step in testosterone biosynthesis involves the import of cholesterol inside mitochondria by the steroidogenic acute regulatory (Star) protein. | Testosterone | steroidogenic acute regulatory protein | Mus musculus |
| 3 | Interestingly, levels of Star protein within adult Leydig cells decrease during aging, resulting in defective mitochondrial cholesterol transfer and reduced testosterone production. | Testosterone | steroidogenic acute regulatory protein | Mus musculus |